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8 Arrested For Armed Carjackings, Heroin; 5 Illegal Guns Seized In Newark 8 Arrested For Armed Carjackings, Heroin; 5 Illegal Guns Seized In Newark
8 Arrested For Armed Carjackings, Heroin; 5 Illegal Guns Seized In Newark Multiple people were arrested for armed robberies, carjackings and weapon possession, and five illegal handguns were seized as part of a violence reduction initiative last weekend in Newark, police said. “We are fully committed to reducing violence on our streets and this weekend’s results shows that our Violence Reduction Initiative is fully underway,” Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said.  “I commend our officers for their vigilance in recovering these illegal weapons as each recovered weapon is equivalent to a life saved.” James Marrow, 36, of East Orange, and Limmary Or…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lodi Man Who Killed Estranged Wife, Fled With Kids Gets Life In Prison Lodi Man Who Killed Estranged Wife, Fled With Kids Gets Life In Prison
Lodi Man Who Killed Estranged Wife, Fled With Kids Gets Life In Prison LODI, N.J. -- Even if John Jordan of Lodi miraculously comes up for possible release after being sentenced to life in prison for murdering his estranged wife, he'd get a parole officer "who hasn't been born yet," the sentencing judge told him. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian sentenced him to life on Thursday -- Jordan's 51st birthday -- for stabbing 39-year-old Tracy Jordan to death and taking their two young sons to South Carolina in May 2014. Jordan was arrested without incident when he arrived in Greenville, S.C., with the boys at 12:45 a.m. on May 10, 2014.  Hours earli…

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by Jerry DeMarco